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Global Population Growth Is Slowing Down
Is the global population declining? Learn how changes in birth, death, and migration rates affect society, economics, and politics around the world
Development
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What Is Economic Inequality?
Explore how severe inequalities and disparities in wealth and income can harm individuals, countries, and the global economy, and how some governments implement policies to reduce inequality.
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The Race to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines
How did scientists produce the COVID-19 vaccines in record time? Explore how health innovations, like the mRNA vaccine, are invented and how they impact global health today.
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A Brief History of U.S. Foreign Aid
Where and why the United States gives foreign aid has changed over time.
Video
The Marshall Plan
Understand how the Marshall Plan, one of the first large foreign aid programs, helped Europe rebuild after World War II, but also served the foreign policy interests of the United States.
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Understanding the Last Fifty Years of Global Development
Has life gotten better for people around the world? Learn how improvements in health, education, and income are measured and explore three countries' opportunities and challenges with development.
Learning Journeys
A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Learning Journey
Development: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the opportunities and challenges of global development.
Learning Journey
Development: Around the World
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the role of development in geopolitics.
Learning Journey
How the United States Provides Foreign Aid
Explore how the United States uses foreign aid to advance its interests and promote stability and development around the world.